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Recognised as Colour

#8AEBFF

  • #8AEBFF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#8AEBFF is a cyan with RGB values 138, 235, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#8AEBFF#8AEBFF
HEX#8AEBFF
RGBrgb(138, 235, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9216, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 92.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(190.3, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 7.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,383
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#751400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBE5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D7FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#4EF4F1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Powder blue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9E8A
Analogous#8AFFD9, #8AB0FF
Triadic#FF8AEB, #EBFF8A
Split complementary#FF8AB0, #FFD98A
Tetradic#D98AFF, #FF9E8A, #B0FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FCFF
Lighter +10%#BDF4FF
Darker −10%#57E2FF
Darker −20%#24DAFF
Darker −30%#00C7F0
Darker −40%#009DBD
More saturated +25%#8AEBFF
Less saturated −25%#99E1F0

Channel breakdown

R138
G235
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue190.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G EB · B FF

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